Have you ever had a moment in your career that changed everything? Maybe it was a certain meeting, a big win, a devastating loss. These defining moments can change our trajectory, transform our attitude, and help us work smarter and feel happier. Eileen O’Mara has had several of these “aha!”...
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Everyone in technology knows of Geoffrey Moore as the author of “Crossing the Chasm.” His book has sold over 1 million copies, and crossing the chasm has become a metaphor that is universally used by companies with complex products to explain why they struggle to sell to the mainstream market....
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Break out your brackets everyone: March is upon us and we find ourselves on the cusp of one of the most exciting tournaments in all of sports: the NCAA Basketball Tournament, better known as March Madness. March Madness serves as a spectacle of some of our favorite things about sports...
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As AE's at Salesforce, we're told from Day 1 to get our "face in the place" and build rapport with our customers and prospects — but what does this actually mean? I've been with Salesforce for four years, working in offices from San Francisco to Sydney to New York City....
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Sales is the lifeblood of any small business. Without sales, you have no customers — and without customers, you have no revenue. In 2015, small businesses will face a host of challenges, from evolving technology to informed consumers with sophisticated expectations. In order to help businesses prepare for this evolving...
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Finding effective sales leadership is a notorious pain point in many organizations. Sales managers are tasked with managing and improving the sales activities of entire teams, in addition to their own responsibilities such as forecasting, reporting, and development. With so much on their plates, it can be a challenge for...
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The advantages of a channel partnership are plentiful: shared pipeline and leads, new geographical markets, and increased value proposition. But when it comes to managing these partner relationships, fragmented systems can make collaboration and innovation difficult and conflicts arise. A partner community gives you the tools you need to leverage...
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Field Nation’s core value is obsessing over our users. Whether current or future customers, our users are the center of our universe. They continually inspire us to innovate, deliver, and exceed their expectations. In order to stay in business, it is important that we do exactly that. You see, we...
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If I were to choose one word for salespeople and business owners to embrace it would be “consistency." It’s not as exciting or sexy a word as say “aggressiveness” or “innovate,” but it’s a word that can make a huge difference in any long-term relationship you want to develop with...
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